Thursday, May 16, 2013

Diana Palomar, Murrell Higgins Duster, Sandra Rand and Shawnelle Logan attend the opening gala for “They Seek a City” exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago on March 2, 2013.

By Sandra C. Davis, Chicago Contributor

CHICAGO, IL –The Art Institute of Chicago in partnership with the Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC), the Art Institute’s African American Affiliate Group, commemorated the lives and struggles of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Mexico and African Americans from the South that shaped the cultural, social and political landscape of Chicago with a stylized opening gala celebration for the exhibition, “They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910–1950.”

“They Seek a City” exhibition, now on view in the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago through June 2, 2013, highlights the works of pioneering 20th century African American artists: Margaret Burroughs, Eldzier Cortor, Walter Ellison, Archibald Motley, Elizabeth Catlett, Gordon Parks and more. Several pieces are borrowed from the South Side Community Art Center and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.

Everett Rand, Trustee on the City Colleges of Chicago Board, Co-Founder of the annual Chicago Football Classic and President and CEO of Midway Wholesale Beverage, Inc.; Twyler Jenkins, Strategic Events Solutions event planner; and Tim Rand, Philanthropist, Co-Founder of the annual Chicago Football Classic and Founder of Majority Owner of Midway Airport Concessionaires

Visit the exhibition website here and make plans to visit! The exhibition is on view until Sunday, June 2, 2013.

About The Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC)
The Leadership Advisory Committee of the Art Institute provides counsel, fresh perspectives and support to the museum on all matters related to the engagement and advancement of African Americans in the life of the institution.

Story submitted by Sandra C. Davis
Sandra is a Purpose-Driven Marketing Communications/Branding Strategist and Writer, who connects people, events, nonprofits, and companies with complementary brands and social causes that share their missions and target markets in order to amplify each entities social impact. Ms. Davis is the Creative Director of Lioness Communications and a member of the Chicago Ideas Week Cooperative. On Twitter, follow @Sandraloves.